As Sir Winston Churchill so famously said ‘A polo handicap is a passport to the world’, with polo now being played in so many parts of the globe, it would truly seem if you have a number from -1 to 10 after your name there are now a multitude of pitches worldwide, with some of the most spectacular of backdrops, just waiting for you to swing your stick across.
As polo ponies across England are toning up from their daily schedule of sets in anticipation of the start of the English summer polo season which is almost upon us, in the USA the final leg of the Triple Crown is about to get underway this weekend with the announcement of the schedule of the 26 goal, 111th USPA U.S. Open Polo Championship.
One of the oldest sports in the world is experiencing a resurgence in Australia and losing its elitist tag.
Polo has traditionally been a sport linked to the wealthy upper class, but it is quickly growing in popularity.
Tournament now rescheduled to start on Friday
The FIP World Championships tournament committee and host Club Mundial de Polo were forced to postpone the start of the 14 goal tournament following a violent weather front hitting Central and Northern Chile.
Nigeria's most innovative financial company, Access Bank Plc has applauded all teams that competed in the first ever Beach Polo Tournament, held at Event Centre of the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos over the weekend with Lagos Polo emerging winner. The history event saw Lagos Polo team coming from behind to beat Power Horse 5-4 in a closely fought final to emerge champions.
West Shore Polo Club Defeats Prestonwood Polo Club to Win the George C. Sherman trophy at the 2015 USPA Open National Interscholastic Polo Championship
Saturday 21st March 2015 British Polo Day marked the start of the 2015 Global Series, presented by Land Rover, with the return of British Polo Day Abu Dhabi.
